Category Archives: WebInABox

On Wednesday, 5 September IEEE is upgrading a number of Web sites and systems to bring you enhanced capabilities and an improved experience.

Starting Wednesday, 5 September from 07:00 PM EDT (23:00 UTC-04) to Wednesday, 5 September 10:00 p.m. EDT (02:00 UTC-4), the following functions will not be available: IEEE Shop, join and renew IEEE and IEEE societies, myIEEE, article purchasing on IEEE Xplore and some vTools applications. If you need assistance during this time, please direct your inquiry to the IEEE Support Center

Please note that due to this upgrade parts of the vTools will be inaccessible between Wednesday 5 September, starting at 7:00 p.m.(23:00 UTC-4) through 10:00 p.m. (02:00 UTC-4):

vTools.Events
– there will be no ability to validate member numbers for discounted price levels during registration

vTools.eNotice
– There will be no ability to create new or modify existing eNotices. There will be no ability to send express eNotices.
– There will be no ability to upload attachments

vTools.WebInABox
– there will be no ability to create new or modify existing sites
– “Officers” and “Other units” pages will not show any officer or unit data

vTools.Voting
– there will be no ability to create new or modify existing ballots
– voters should still be able to vote in open elections

vTools.OfficerReporting will not be available

WebEx will not be impacted

vTools.StudentBranchReporting will not be impacted

ReviewRoom will not be impacted

If you have any questions, please contact the vTools team at vtools@ieee.org

On Saturday, 11 August IEEE is upgrading a number of Web sites and systems to bring you enhanced capabilities and an improved experience.

Starting Saturday, 11 August from 06:00 AM ET (11:00 UTC-05) to Saturday, 11 August 2:00 p.m. ET (19:00 UTC-5), the following functions will not be available: IEEE Shop, join and renew IEEE and IEEE societies, myIEEE, article purchasing on IEEE Xplore and some vTools applications. If you need assistance during this time, please direct your inquiry to the IEEE Support Center

Please note that due to this upgrade parts of the vTools will be inaccessible between Saturday 11 August, starting at 6:00 a.m.(11:00 UTC-5) through 2:00 p.m. (19:00 UTC-5), Saturday, 11 August ET:

vTools.Events
– there will be no ability to validate member numbers for discounted price levels during registration

vTools.eNotice
– There will be no ability to create new or modify existing eNotices. There will be no ability to send express eNotices.
– There will be no ability to upload attachments

vTools.WebInABox
– there will be no ability to create new or modify existing sites
– “Officers” and “Other units” pages will not show any officer or unit data

vTools.Voting
– there will be no ability to create new or modify existing ballots
– voters should still be able to vote in open elections

vTools.OfficerReporting will not be available

WebEx will not be impacted

vTools.StudentBranchReporting will not be impacted

ReviewRoom will not be impacted

If you have any questions, please contact the vTools team at vtools@ieee.org

The current security model automatically allows use of the tools by any volunteer who appears on the organizational roster. Volunteers can create meetings/events, WebInABox sites, run elections, etc., while members and in many cases general public can view meeting/event information, visit WebInABox sites, etc.
Volunteers should use their IEEE web account username and password to login. If you do not recall your Web Account information, you may go to: http://www.ieee.org/web/accounts to recover your username or password online.

WebInABox has been updated to the new IEEE Style Sheet in order to comply with the IEEE web site requirements and style guide. This includes a “Sign in” option available in the upper right corner of the web browser and the background color has been updated to use the IEEE brand color.

This is done by design. Big part of the file repository functionality is restricting access via IEEE web account or simple password. Therefore we can not allow one to get to files directly. They have to be “piped” through a browser. This is done to have the most flexibility with access protection levels. In order to greatly simplify code maintenance (and make it less expensive) we apply the same file logic to protected and non protected files. Page visitors can simply bookmark the files page directly (for example: http://webinabox.vtools.ieee.org/wibp_site_files/index/R50043 ) .